ZUM TOD DES ÄGYPTISCHEN SCHRIFTSTELLERS GAMAL AL-GHITANI

Der am 9. Mai 1945 im oberägyptischen Guhaina geborene ägyptische Schriftsteller, Journalist und Verleger Gamal al-Ghitani (Bild) ist am 18. Oktober 2015 in Kairo gestorben.

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Der Ägypter Gamal al-Ghitani zeigte, wie aus dem arabischen Erbe moderne Literatur zu schaffen ist. Auch als Verleger der wohl bekanntesten arabischen Literaturzeitschrift machte er sich einen Namen.

Hartmut Fähndrich

http://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/teppichmuster-aus-worten-1.18631542?reduced=true

Prime Minister Sharif Ismail said that Ghitani had «contributed significantly in enriching literature with his unique style, intelligence and broad vision».

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-34566538

Al-Ghitani was a modern novelist and the editor-in-chief of literary weekly newspaper «Akhbar al-Adab», which he founded in 1993.

Among his known novels are «Zayni Barakat», «Zafarani Files», «Pyramids Texts» and «The Book of Epiphanies».

He was awarded the National Prize for Literature in 1980 as well as the Sultan Bin Ali Al Owais Cultural award in 1997. He also received the highest literature prize, the Nile Award in 2015.

Aswat Masriya

http://egyptianstreets.com/2015/10/18/award-winning-egyptian-writer-gamal-al-ghitani-dies-at-70/

Mehr:

http://www.lettre-ulysses-award.org/jury05/bio_al-ghitany.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamal_El-Ghitani